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Quantitative Face Fit Test - Fit2Fit approved - Full or Half face RPE (inc BA)
Tue, 11 Jan
|1974 Rapport Ltd - Riverside Offices
Face Fit Testing of close fitting Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) is a mandatory requirement; all "masks" do not fit all faces, face fit testing must be used as part of the RPE selection process and then used going forward to ensure the device remains effective.
Time & Location
11 Jan 2022, 12:00 – 17:05
1974 Rapport Ltd - Riverside Offices, Congleton CW12 1DY, UK
About the event
Face Fit Testing of close fitting Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) is a mandatory requirement; all "masks" do not fit all faces, face fit testing must be used as part of the RPE selection process and then repeated at certain intervals to ensure the device remains effective going forward. If the mask does not fit (seal to the face) then it can not or will not protect the wearer
The HSE stipulates that a competent person should undertake face fit testing; we are externally assessed by the BSIF Fit2Fit Scheme; our credentials as a Fit2Fit approved tester (and trainer) can be verified at www.fit2fit.org
We use the very latest TSI Portacount 8048 to perfrom the Quantitative Test - AKA "Ambient Partivle Counting" (APC) method as detailed within HSE INDG479 and the accompanying Fit2Fit Companion (we can also undertake qualitative testing / train the tester). Furthermore, we operate in line with…